Cricket

AND A HUGE SIX

ok it is now

IT IS NOW

and a wide

wheels coming off

6 needed from 9 balls

field has to come in so one over the top shot and its a boundary and all over

text commentary t/s: ilx vs bbc vs cricinfo

and there it goes

Im not looking forwarded to a properly motivated Chris Gayle knocking englands bowlers all around the ground.

anderson will have him...

but i'm not sure it's a forgone conclusion which group england will get into. still depends on the pak v ned game. bbc sport doesn't have england lined up yet for any particular super 8 games.

hahahah look at pontings face there

xp Deffo not the BBC

Nice to see the SL players grinning on the bench...

need a gif of Ponting there

6 wickets in 6 balls and the aussies win..

haha a wide

what a way to go out

:D

wide to finish it. lovely

no doubt they will say its better preparation for the ashes just like England were preparing the same statement after the Holland defeat

need a gif of Ponting there

and a recording of his post-match interview.

"look mate...."

WI, SA, India, England. Good luck England!

need a gif of Ponting there

need a gif request thread

Group E
India
England
West Indies
South Africa

England will not get anywhere near getting out of that.
SA first then India the WI last game

still no guarantee england wins their group

'mon holland

they'll have to put an armed guard on Intikhab Alam's door amirite

need a biggish win for either pak or ned.

So the start of something big for Dutch cricket, or an abberation?

any win for ned mon ami

of course - go oranjes (or pakistan win the toss and hit 250)

biggest danger to netherlands = umar gul and his yorkers

gul was excellent against england

Bjottlers

Yeah, looking suspiciously like Scotland - played well in their opening game, ruthlessly dispatched by the sort of team we expect to demolish us.

SA v. NZ should be tasty, even though there is nothing to play for.

If i were NZ I'd be pissed off at missing out on the free hit when the umpires failed to spot that there was only 3 fielders in the circle in the 2nd last over.

always wondered why fixtures in the super 8 were lined up before all the key fixtures were completed.

http://www.ecb.co.uk/news/world/icc-world-twenty20-2009/format/

wouldn't have mattered if pakistan had scored 300 and bowled netherlands out for 3, england were always seeded B2. only change to the pre-seedings is that instead of australia we get west indies.

going to be interesting next round. someone (and of course we presume england) is going to have a howler. tonight's s.a/n.z. game was a great one, showing you don't have to slog out all the time for 2020 to be compelling.

i'm not sure it's a foregone conclusion that england will lose all three. WI and to a lesser degree SA are there to be beaten. I'd be amazed if India don't win the tournament.

Some cracking batting here from SL

kiss of death there

Also, funny commentary:

Ian Bishop (as Jayasuriya plays and misses): Could this be the end of his career, the eyesight goes, you miss where once you could hit?

next ball

Ian Bishop (as Jayasuriya wangs it for six over square leg): Wonderful shot! Could this be the start of his revival after a slump in form!

other comm (as Jayasuriya steps back in his crease a bit): And that is what he has to do more and more as he gets older with the brisker bowlers, just step back in his crease - he doesn't quite have the time that he once had.

(as Jayasuriya then wangs the ball through point): And that's what makes him so good! A step back in the crease just gives him that extra time so that he can do that to you!

I love Ian Bishop - probably the best player I ever saw play for Derbyshire

Same here, although unfortunately I never saw him at a ground. He's a good commentator as well.

I saw him play at Queens park and he tore through the tail end of....can't remember...in the space of about 3 overs, absolutely brutal.

I wonder what Karl Krikken's up to now, he was lovably mental (and also v v good)

So head says SA, heart says England this evening. We have won the toss at least...

So head says SA, heart says England this evening. We have won the toss at least...

my bottle of bombardier english premium bitter says "come on!"

need to bat steyn and parnell out of the attack as gayle did to brett lee. i hope so anyway.

still don't understand why owais shah makes the T20 team

nice start. ravi, the honeymoon is over.

nice one luke. watching the ball would help.

no worries though, shah's here to hit 20 in 30 deliveries, hogging the strike.

and 2 run outs